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Approve remediation pending action failed Request failed with status code 403

David Mills 0 Reputation points
Feb 12, 2025, 5:00 PM

Receiving this error message when trying to approve pending action in Microsoft Defender. Please advise.

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud
An Azure service that provides threat protection for workloads running in Azure, on-premises, and in other clouds. Previously known as Azure Security Center and Azure Defender.
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  1. Pauline Mbabu 595 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    Feb 13, 2025, 6:09 AM

    Hello @David Mills ,

    This error typically pertains to issues with permissions or network configurations. Temporary server congestion or network-specific issues could also trigger these errors, even if no changes were made to the network or account permissions

    Try resetting your Hosts file to its default settings or accessing the service via an alternative network to see if the issue persists. You can find more details here: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/microsoft-365-defender-action-center-error-approve/b7efac4a-0be8-45e6-b9a9-69a89ad04170

    I also saw that other users who encountered this error have seen it resolve itself, so it might just have been caused by network issues or congestion.
    I hope this answers your question.

    If you find the answer above helpful, please Accept the answer to help anyone in the community who might have a similar question to quickly find the solution.
    If you have further questions, kindly leave a comment and I will get back to you.

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